With the $2.4 billion it just received from Japanese technology and telecom giant SoftBank, Flipkart has become the third most funded private company globally. The homegrown e-commerce company has to date raised almost $7 billion in capital, higher than that raised by some global behemoths.

Snapdeal-Flipkart merger talks hit a dead end for various reasons, including the complex deal structure that would have placed millions of dollars worth of tax liability on many of Snapdeal's investors

If Baidu is the Google of China, Didi (Chuxing) the Uber and Alibaba the Amazon, the situation is markedly different in India. Google, WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter dominate their respective markets with little local competition. These information services port over naturally to markets like India with some basic localisation. But what about services that are not purely information based? For a while, it seemed like Flipkart and Ola could outcompete western counterparts as their services have Read more..

Almost 20 years ago, a pathbreaking infrastructure project that connected India like never before took off. In more ways than one, the Golden Quadrilateral highway network has contributed in a major way to our economy through increased trade, mobility and accessibility. This month, the blueprints of an expressway just as important, if not more, may finally become a reality. The new highway goes beyond the Golden Quadrilateral. This not just connects major cities but reaches the entire country, Read more..

There are few countries that enjoy the advantages India does when it comes to its ability to stimulate growth. We are in a sweet spot on the demographic curve, with the majority of our population young and productive. Their aspirations, and natural inclination to embrace new technologies, has transformed India into an economic power within just a couple of decades after liberalisation. But the benefits of liberalisation increased industry, trade, foreign investments, modernisation and Read more..